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Qismat
Qismat (2018) is a Punjabi romantic drama, Jagdeep Sidhu's directorial debut, starring Ammy Virk as Shiva and Sargun Mehta as Bani. Inspired by Virk's 2017 song, it grossed about 28 crore worldwide and spawned Qismat 2 (2021).
Qissa (क़िस्सा)
Qissa (क़िस्सा), full title Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost, is Anup Singh's 2013 Punjabi-language film starring Irrfan Khan as a Partition refugee who raises his daughter as a son; a four-country co-production premiered at Toronto 2013.
Rockford
Rockford is a 1999 Indian coming-of-age film, Nagesh Kukunoor's second after Hyderabad Blues, about 13-year-old Rajesh Naidu at a Catholic boarding school; starring Rohan Dey, Nandita Das, and Kailash Atmanathan.
Roi Roi Binale
Roi Roi Binale (ৰয় ৰয় বিনালে, "Tears Still Flow") is a 2025 Assamese musical romantic drama, Zubeen Garg's final film, released 31 October 2025; it became the highest-grossing Assamese film ever at about ₹42 crore.
Sagina Mahato
Sagina Mahato (সাগিনা মাহাতো) is a 1970 Bengali drama directed by Tapan Sinha, starring Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu as tea-garden labor leaders in Darjeeling.
Sardaar Ji (ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ)
Sardaar Ji (ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ) is a 2015 Punjabi supernatural romantic comedy directed by Rohit Jugraj, starring Diljit Dosanjh as ghost hunter Jaggi with Neeru Bajwa and Mandy Takhar; it earned about ₹15 crore in a week and spawned 2016 and 2025 sequels.
Sardaar Ji 3 (ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ 3)
Sardaar Ji 3 (ਸਰਦਾਰ ਜੀ 3) is a 2025 Punjabi horror-comedy, third in the Sardaar Ji franchise, directed by Amar Hundal, starring Diljit Dosanjh, Neeru Bajwa, and Pakistani actor Hania Aamir. Released overseas June 27, 2025, it was withheld from India over the Pakistani co-star casting after the Pahalgam attack, yet set overseas box-office records.
Satluj (film)
Satluj (formerly Punjab '95, earlier Ghallughara) is Honey Trehan's 2026 biopic of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, starring Diljit Dosanjh, released uncut on ZEE5 July 3, 2026 and removed in India two days later.
Seemabaddha
Seemabaddha (সীমাবদ্ধ, Company Limited) is Satyajit Ray's 1971 black-and-white Bengali drama, adapted from Sankar's novel, about an ambitious sales manager in a British Calcutta firm; middle film of the Calcutta Trilogy and 1971 Best Feature Film National Award winner.
Sonar Kella
Sonar Kella (সোনার কেল্লা, The Golden Fortress) is Satyajit Ray's 1974 Bengali detective film, the first Feluda adaptation, produced by the West Bengal government, shot in Jaisalmer, and a 1975 National Film Award winner that transformed Jaisalmer tourism.
Subarnarekha
Subarnarekha (সুবর্ণরেখা, The Golden Line) is Ritwik Ghatak's 1965 Bengali film, third of his Partition Trilogy, following refugee siblings Ishwar and Sita; restored in 4K by NFDC-NFAI with Avik Mukhopadhyay for IFFI 2025.
Sucha Soorma (ਸੂਚਾ ਸੂਰਮਾ)
Sucha Soorma (ਸੂਚਾ ਸੂਰਮਾ), also called Sucha Soorma 2024 film, is a Punjabi period drama directed by Amitoj Mann starring Babbu Maan as folk legend Sucha Singh; released 20 September 2024, grossing about ₹3.85 crore and streaming on KableOne.
Teen Kanya
Teen Kanya (তিন কন্যা, Three Daughters) is Satyajit Ray's 1961 Bengali anthology film adapting three Tagore stories (Postmaster, Monihara, Samapti) for Tagore's birth centenary; the international version, Two Daughters, omits Monihara.
The Big City
The Big City (Mahanagar, মহানগর) is Satyajit Ray's 1963 Bengali drama, his first Calcutta-set film, adapted from Narendranath Mitra's Abataranika, starring Madhabi Mukherjee as a housewife who becomes her family's breadwinner and winning the 1964 Berlin Silver Bear.
The Music Room
The Music Room (Jalsaghar, জলসাঘর) is Satyajit Ray's 1958 Bengali drama, his fourth film, adapted from Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay's story about zamindar Biswambhar Roy's ruinous classical music soirées, with music by Vilayat Khan and Begum Akhtar.
The Stranger (1991 film)
The Stranger (Agantuk) is a 1991 Bengali drama directed by Satyajit Ray, his last completed film, about a man claiming to be a family's long-lost uncle.
The World of Apu
The World of Apu (Apur Sansar, 1959) is Satyajit Ray's Bengali drama closing the Apu Trilogy, adapted from Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's Aparajita, starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore.
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam
Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম, A River Called Titas) is Ritwik Ghatak's 1973 Bengali film, adapted from Advaita Malla Barman's novel about fisherfolk on the drying Titash River; released 27 July 1973, 159 minutes, black and white.
Trisha on the Rocks
Trisha on the Rocks (ત્રિશા ઓન થઈ રોકસ) is a 2024 Gujarati romantic comedy-drama by Krishnadev Yagnik starring Janki Bodiwala and Ravi Gohil, about a woman pregnant after a one-night stand with a bootlegger; released 21 June 2024, grossing about ₹4.8 Cr.
Unishe April
Unishe April (উনিশে এপ্রিল) is Rituparno Ghosh's 1994 Bengali drama about a dancer mother (Aparna Sen) and her daughter (Debashree Roy); it won the 1995 National Film Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Actress. Not the 2023 web series of the same name.
Vaanki Chuki Love Story (વાંકી ચૂકી લવ સ્ટોરી)
Vaanki Chuki Love Story (વાંકી ચૂકી લવ સ્ટોરી) is a 2026 Gujarati romantic drama directed by Dhwani Gautam, starring Bhavin Bhanushali and Puja Joshi, about a Kutch destination wedding disrupted when the groom's ex returns as wedding planner; released 8 May 2026.
Vash (વશ) (film)
Vash (વશ) is a 2023 Gujarati psychological horror thriller directed by Krishnadev Yagnik, starring Janki Bodiwala, Hitu Kanodia, and Hiten Kumar, about a family trapped in black magic by Pratap; CBFC A certificate, released 10 February 2023, sequel Vash Level 2 (2025).
Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris
Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris is a 2006 Indian Punjabi historical drama directed by Manoj Punj, starring Gurdas Maan as the poet Waris Shah and Juhi Chawla as Bhag Bhari; it won Best Feature Film in Punjabi at the 54th National Film Awards.
Warning 2
Warning 2 (ਵਾਰਨਿੰਗ 2) is a 2024 Punjabi-language action crime drama, sequel to Warning (2021), directed by Amar Hundal, written and produced by Gippy Grewal, starring Grewal as Geja and Prince Kanwaljit Singh as Pamma, released 2 February 2024.
Zorawar
Zorawar is a 2016 Punjabi action film directed by Vinnil Markan, starring rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh as a special agent searching for his father in Durban, South Africa; released 6 May 2016 after a two-year delay.